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Thursday Dec 29, 2016
Thursday Dec 29, 2016
It's our thoroughly non-Christmassy Christmas episode, and the last Fuzzy for 2016, so we're talking about colour in nature. Why are animals colourful? How did yellow patterns come to mean "please don't eat me, I'm poisonous, I promise" and how did tricksters come to mimic those patterns for their own ends?
Eleanor is joined in the studio by Thomas, (a biochemistry PhD student with an encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world and a penchant for awful puns), and Mitchell, who was probably a dinosaur in a previous life.
Enjoy, and Happy New Year from Fuzzy!
Wednesday Dec 28, 2016
Wednesday Dec 28, 2016
Today we take a short break from science to bring you a christmas wish. Whatever your creed, this is for you.
A personal story recorded by Rod for the ABC in 2006. May peace be with us all in 2017.
Thursday Dec 22, 2016
Thursday Dec 22, 2016
We caught up with Australia's former Chief Scientist, Professor Penny Sackett, and asked her about how we're dealing with looming climate change. Is there hope?
Interview by Rod at the recent BZE electric vehicle launch.
Monday Dec 12, 2016
Monday Dec 12, 2016
What's it like to lose your hearing? Our two guests today share their experiences as they struggle with hearing loss.
Sue Daw is from Better Hearing Canberra, and today Rod is on the other side of the microphone.
Interview by Christine Daniel from radio 1RPH
Friday Dec 09, 2016
Friday Dec 09, 2016
It's easy to love a panda, a monkey, or an beautifully coloured bird, but spare a thought for the humble fly. These tireless workers aren't just the ones that buzz around your bbq sausage. There's a huge range of species that eat aphids and pollinate flowers.
And now Canberra startup Goterra is turning Black Soldier Fly larvae into stock feed. Turn garbage into food, build an industry in Canberra, and slow the dumping of waste into land fille.
Dr Bryan (the Fly Guy) Lessard's mission is to celebrate the true worth of the fly. Read his story in Fuzzy Logic's Fairfax column.
Olympia Yarger from Goterra joins Bryan and Rod for today's celebration of flies.
Sunday Nov 13, 2016
Sunday Nov 13, 2016
Why do we like stories about scary beasts, and why did the US just vote for a man who promotes fear and anti-science?
The Trump story we quote is here.
Read our Ask Fuzzy on cats.
Brought to you by Rod with Phil Hore from the National Dinosaur Museum.
Thursday Nov 03, 2016
Thursday Nov 03, 2016
At the Living Green Festival in Canberra, our eye was caught by a curvaceous white object. It was a Tesla Powerwall, on display by the Power Saving Centre Canberra. Energy consultant Ben Luton tells us how you might use solar technology to save money, and do something good for the environment.
Interview by Rod
Wednesday Nov 02, 2016
Wednesday Nov 02, 2016
Australian wildlife has been hit from all directions. Loss of habitat, fire, pests, and cats. The Australian Wildlife Conservancy is one organisation trying to save our native animals.
Senior ecologist for the North West, Dr James Smith tells about how the AWC is helping to fight extinction.
Interview by Rod
Sunday Oct 02, 2016
Sunday Oct 02, 2016
Humans can go deaf, but what about dogs? Like any other animal, their hearing can go. Especially when we meddle with their breeding.
And did you know dogs lipread? Or perhaps that should be faceread.
Recorded at the Living Green Festival, Canberra with Michelle from AustralianDeafDogRescue. Find them on FBook.
Interview by Rod.
Monday Aug 01, 2016
Monday Aug 01, 2016
The Pokémon Go craze is sweeping the world, but its success relies on some serious physics and chemistry.